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Sara Lieber
I’m a PhD student in the Social Psychology Program at the University of Oregon. My research focuses on using psychological interventions to promote environmentally-responsible consumer behaviors. I have a passion for using data analysis to organize empirical information in ways that give us insights into the world.
Education
BS, Chemistry
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
2009-2013
Selected Positions
Research Scientist
Advisor: Dr. Gerard Saucier
University of Oregon
2016-2023
- Examined how psychological interventions can best be applied to promote environmentally-responsible consumer behaviors
- Conducted all aspects of the independent research process, including pre-registration, development of methods and analysis plans, and literature reviews
- Used various statistical analysis tools, incl. regression and classification methods, principal components analysis, and multilevel modeling
Graduate Statistics Instructor
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
2018-2023
- Taught R language to introductory audiences
- Covered topics incl. data cleaning, data visualization, regression analyses & diagnostics, bootstrapping, network analysis, and more
Undergraduate Statistics Instructor
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
2014-2016
- Taught SPSS to introductory audiences
- Explained statistical concepts in ways that were easy to understand for large audiences
- Covered topics incl. describing data, hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, regression analyses, interpreting interactions, and more
Sample Lessons
Data Visualization
Basics of data visualization using the ggplot2 package in R. See sample lesson here.
University of Oregon
Regression Diagnostics
How to perform regression diagnostics when using multiple linear regression analyses. See sample lesson here.
University of Oregon
Network Analysis
Fundamental concepts related to performing network analyses on community data. See sample lesson here.
University of Oregon
Machine Learning
Basics of machine learning analyses, including the concepts of overfitting, cross-validation, and regression & classification learning methods. See sample lesson here.
University of Oregon
Selected Presentations
Unpopular Norms Among Undergraduate Students
An examination of the peculiar phenomenon of unpopular norms among undergraduate students. See presentation here.
University of Oregon
Weak Emission-Line Quasars in the Context of a Modified Baldwin Effect
An empirical examination of the properties of weak emission-line quasars, which are high-energy objects that existed in the early universe. See paper here.
University of North Texas